SINGER

Luis Alberto Spinetta

1950 - 2012

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Luis Alberto Spinetta (23 January 1950 – 8 February 2012), nicknamed "El Flaco" (Spanish for "skinny"), was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer, writer and poet. One of the most influential rock musicians of Argentina, he is widely regarded as one of the founders of Argentine rock, which is considered as the first incarnation of Spanish-language rock. Born in Buenos Aires in the residential neighbourhood of Belgrano, he was the founder of iconic rock bands including Almendra, Pescado Rabioso, Invisible, Spinetta Jade, and Spinetta y Los Socios del Desierto. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luis Alberto Spinetta has received more than 503,874 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Alberto Spinetta is the 878th most popular singer (up from 946th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Argentina (up from 277th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Argentinean Singer.

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  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Luis Alberto Spinetta ranks 878 out of 4,381. Before him are Oleg Gazmanov, Bryan Johnson, Reinhard Mey, Adam Lambert, Sami Yusuf, and Chiquito de la Calzada. After him are Sabahudin Kurt, Aino Ackté, Liane Augustin, Katja Ebstein, Jan Kiepura, and Alessandro Safina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Luis Alberto Spinetta ranks 238. Before him are Omer Beriziky, Thom Barry, Tommy Aldridge, Graham Hancock, Josiane Balasko, and Lino Červar. After him are Rick Perry, Kenny Ortega, Marián Masný, Robert Z'Dar, Seyla Benhabib, and Damo Suzuki. Among people deceased in 2012, Luis Alberto Spinetta ranks 197. Before him are Sancho Gracia, Ruggiero Ricci, Elliott Carter, Adrienne Rich, Zakaria Mohieddin, and Fiorenzo Magni. After him are Roald Aas, Jon Finch, Mustafa Ould Salek, Bob Anderson, Fang Lizhi, and Shukri Ghanem.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Luis Alberto Spinetta ranks 273 out of 1,154. Before him are Juan Evaristo (1902), Norma Cappagli (1939), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), Jorge Olguín (1952), José Evaristo Uriburu (1831), and Manuel Seoane (1902). After him are Hilda Bernard (1920), Juan José Saer (1937), Omar Larrosa (1947), José Eulogio Gárate (1944), Carlos Pachamé (1944), and Roberto Sensini (1966).

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Among SINGERS In Argentina

Among singers born in Argentina, Luis Alberto Spinetta ranks 5. Before him are Mercedes Sosa (1935), Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908), Facundo Cabral (1937), and Sandro de América (1945). After him are León Gieco (1951), Roberto Goyeneche (1926), Ricardo Montaner (1957), Gilda (1961), Andrés Calamaro (1961), Marcelo Álvarez (1962), and Diego Torres (1971).

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